Contralateral pneumothorax draining via postpneumonectomy space.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.021.
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Abstract
Contralateral pneumothorax is a rare complication after pneumonectomy. We present a patient with bullous emphysema and a defect in the medial wall of a ventrally located bulla that drained via the postpneumonectomy space, producing subcutaneous emphysema without a pneumothorax in the remaining lung. The patient fully recovered after conservative treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Pneumonectomy
- Pneumothorax
- Subcutaneous Emphysema